Sentence examples for a point to break from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a point to break" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts discussing a moment of tension or a critical juncture where something may fail or change.
Example: "As we approached the deadline, there was a point to break in the team's morale, and we needed to address it quickly."
Alternatives: "a breaking point" or "a moment of crisis".

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A point to break.

And the principal made it a point to break the rules".

At 3-4 in the third set he held a point to break Federer's serve for the second time, but the champion saved it with an astounding piece of athleticism, whipping a cross-court winner from a powerful forehand that lesser players might have been happy just to bat across the net.

We've seen plenty of curious telepresence rigs before, but this is one of the few that makes it a point to break away from the confines of a desk.

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Mr. Cameron praised Mr. Obama for his proposal to use Israel's pre-1967 borders, with land swaps, as a starting point to break a deadlock between Israelis and Palestinians.

Stepping inside the baseline and taking the ball early, Nishikori played a superb point to break at 4-3, setting his man up with a bold drop shot and a teasing lob before firing a heavy forehand winner.

Hackers were already using the SkillsVillage site as a jumping-off point to break into other systems.

But at least no one in Division 1 had to deal with a player who scored 138 points to break an N.C.A.A. record.

Moore scored five consecutive points to break a tie at 49, giving the Owls a lead.

Princeton (3-3) scoreed 8 straight points to break a 50-50 tin in the final 3 minutes.

Corey Maggette finished with 20 points and got the Bucks started in the fourth quarter when he scored the first 6 points to break a 76-76 tie.

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